settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to play a leading role; to play a central part
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
kagura hall (at a shrine); sacred dance stage
separation of worship; movement of an enshrined deity to another shrine
formal (way); orthodox; regular; in earnest; serious; proper
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
sale; sales; selling; marketing
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
large landowner; major landowner; great landowner
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
business trip; official trip
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
sale of goods (as opposed to services)
management; administration; operation
minority group (party); minority
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement